Ya I think that’s a pretty solid recommendation. 1 drop of lugols 2% solution provides 2.5mg of iodine total. 1 mg of iodine, and 1.5mg of potassium iodide. I think this could still be a pretty good dose for most people. But for me, I think I just get too much iodine via my diet, and the 1 drop of lugols 2% per day might have been a tad bit too much. I’m really not even sure if it was too much tho, tbh. Other than my bottomed out TSH level, my thyroid labs look as good as they ever have. RT3 could be a little lower, but that seems to fluctuate no matter what I do. I haven’t been able to pinpoint how to keep that consistently in the single digits, where I prefer it. But a RT3 of 13 (8-25) isn’t too bad, so I can’t complain. And I’m not sure having a bottomed out TSH is even a bad thing, as long as the rest of the thyroid labs look good. Pretty sure TSH gets bottomed out when on synthetic T3 and T4 therapy. My guy just tells me that I would probably be a bit better off if I can maintain a free T3 level in the high 4’s, or low 5’s, while having a tsh more in the 0.5-1.0 range. I could be wrong about that tho, and where my thyroid levels have been on the 1 drop of 2% lugols could be pretty ideal, even with the bottomed out TSH level.
Here’s a couple vids talking about a realistically cautious/ safe dose of iodine, imo, that people should strive for daily. But this is how much people should be getting through a supplementation AND diet, I assume. So since I already consume a lot of foods relatively high in iodine daily, maybe taking an additional 2.5mg of iodine on top could be a little too much for me. But for some that don’t consume a lot of foods with a decent iodine content, 1 drop of 2% lugols could be just the right amount. Here’s the vids. Both recommend 1-3mg of iodine per day
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